Prostate

//ˈpɹɔs.teɪt// adj, noun

adj, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The prostate gland.

    "Finally, Paul made me get my prostate checked. As I say, he's already left a legacy. But if you haven't chaps, please get yourself checked over - it's worth it."

  2. 2
    a firm partly muscular chestnut sized gland in males at the neck of the urethra; produces a viscid secretion that is the fluid part of semen wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to the prostate gland. not-comparable
  2. 2
    Alternative spelling of pro-state. alt-of, alternative
Adjective
  1. 1
    relating to the prostate gland wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
glandprostate glandprostate glandprostatic

Example

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"Men whose mothers had breast cancer run a higher risk of developing prostate cancer."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle French prostate, from Medieval Latin prostata, from Ancient Greek προστάτης (prostátēs, “one who stands before, protector, guardian”).

Etymology 2

From pro- + state.

Related phrases

benign prostate enlargementfemale prostateprostate cancerprostate massageprostate-specificprostate-specific antigenprostate gland

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